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German-Turkish journalist says Erdogan let him be tortured in Istanbul prison

German-Turkish journalist says Erdogan let him be tortured in Istanbul prison

by TurkeyPurge | May 11, 2019 | Today in Crackdown, Uncategorized

For the first time since being released from Turkish custody, German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücelspoke about the torture he experienced while being held in pretrial detention at a prison near Istanbul. Testifying before a Berlin district court on Friday, Yücel spoke...
Ruling AK Party disputes election results in Istanbul, seeking to disqualify voters dismissed in post-coup crackdown

Ruling AK Party disputes election results in Istanbul, seeking to disqualify voters dismissed in post-coup crackdown

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 20, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

The ruling AK Party submitted to Turkey’s top election body (YSK) a list of voters dismissed from their jobs as part of the government’s post-coup crackdown and asked for the cancellation of the poll in Istanbul where the candidate of the opposition party...
İstanbul mayor-elect: Turkish gov’t threatens football clubs over my attendance at games

İstanbul mayor-elect: Turkish gov’t threatens football clubs over my attendance at games

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 15, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was elected mayor of İstanbul according to unofficial results in the March 31 local elections, has told media that managements of two Turkish football clubs, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş, were “threatened” by a minister and were ordered not...
Kurdish journalist Zehra Dogan released after spending nearly 3 years in prison

Kurdish journalist Zehra Dogan released after spending nearly 3 years in prison

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 25, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Zehra Doğan, an artist and journalist for the now-closed a Kurdish news agency (JİNHA), was released on Sunday after two years, nine months and 22 days in prison Doğan was convicted of disseminating “terrorist propaganda” in social media posts and news stories. Her...
Pro-gov’t anchor calls for beheading of Gezi protesters

Pro-gov’t anchor calls for beheading of Gezi protesters

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 11, 2018 | Hate Speech, Human Rights Abuses, Today in Crackdown

Turkish television anchor Erkan Tan, known for his staunch pro-government stance on A Haber TV, on Tuesday called for the beheading of protesters who were involved in the countrywide anti-government Gezi protests in the summer of 2013. While arguing in a column for...
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